Things to do North of Boston October 25th – October 31st, 2024

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Here are our favorite things to do North of Boston this upcoming week:

Scroll down for links to local theater, public library and recreation department calendars! There is always something fun to do in our local communities.

Through October 19, 2024

THEATRE – All in the Timing, Quannapowitt Players, Reading, Massachusetts

Words can be very funny especially with the right timing & rhythm! Whether we use them to express love, or use in a new comic language, or when just landing in ‘a philidelphia. David Ives’ short plays are ’witty, a bit absurd & seriously funny!’

October 7 – October 25, 2024

Annual Whitelam Books Pumpkin Contest!

Through October 27, 2024

Halloween on the Hill, The Trustees, Beverly, Massachusetts

HAPPENING THIS WEEK – 

Friday, October 18th, 2024

LIVE music for the family – Jammin’ with You! 9:30-10am, 3rd Ave, Burlington, Massachusetts

LIVE music – 4 Acoustic Sake – , 6-9pm, Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Irish Whispa, 7pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Saturday, October 19th, 2024

Boo at the Zoo, 2-4pm, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Woburn Fire Department Fire Prevention Safety Event, 10am-1pm, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wakefield Farmers 9am-1pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Hello Pumpkin Fall Vendor and Craft Fair, 11am-3pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Pumpkin Painting Party, 12pm, Burlington Sculpture Park, Burlington, Massachusetts

Traditional Irish Seisiun, 1-4pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

Halloween Party and Costume Contest, 2-4pm, Focus Martial Arts, Woburn, Massachusetts

Lexington Farmer’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Silver Spears, 7pm, Bunratty Tavern, Reading, Massachusetts

LIVE Music – Channing Devine, 6-9pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 20th, 2024

Monster Dash, 11:30am-3pm, Woburn Host Lions Club, Woburn, Massachusetts

LIVE music and Brunch – Joe Brogan Jazz Trio, 10am-2pm, Goodnight Johnny’s Music Bar, Burlington, Massachusetts

Kids Painting On The Green at 3rd Ave, 10-11am, Burlington, Massachusetts

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024

Whitelam Drop-in Knitting Circle, 10:30am, Reading, Massachusetts

Lexington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Story Crafternoon, 3:30-4:30pm, ages 3-6, Woburn Public Library, Woburn, Massachusetts

Cornhole Tournament, 6pm, Lord Hobo to benefit Council of Social Concern, Woburn, Massachusetts

Innocenti Wine Dinner, 6pm, Sogno, Woburn, Massachusetts

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024

Arlington Farmers’ Market, 2-6:30pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Thursday, October 24th, 2024

4th Annual Mac & Cheese Bowl, 5-7:30pm, organized by the Woburn Chamber of Commerce, Woburn Massachusetts

Farmers Markets

Through October 29, 2024

Lexington Farmer’s Market, 2-6:30pm, Lexington, Massachusetts

Saturdays June 15-October 26, 2022

Wakefield Farmer’s Market, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-October 17

Medford Farmers’ Market, Medford, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-September 26

Stoneham Farmers’ Market, Stoneham, Massachusetts

Thursdays, June 6-October 17

Medford Farmer’s Market, Medford, Massachusetts

Sundays June 9-October 6

Wilmington Farmers’ Market, Wilmington, Massachusetts

Wednesdays, June 12-October 30

Arlington Farmers’ Market, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Saturday of June last Saturday of October

Winchester Farmers’ Market, Winchester, Massachusetts

Book Clubs

Thursday Book Clubs at Whitelam Books

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club at Whitelam Books, 7:00- 8:00 pm, Reading, Massachusetts

Non-Fiction Book Club with Nina at Whitelam Books, Reading, Massachusetts

Fiction Book Club with Jeanne

Friday after every Third Tuesday of every Month

Studio 64 Book Club, Reading Public Library, Reading, Massachusetts

Art Classes

Arts Arlington, Arlington, Massachusetts

Munroe Center for the Arts, Lexington, Massachusetts

Music Classes and Lessons

Group Piano Classes for Kids, Wednesdays 1:30 pm & 2:30 pm, Arlington, Massachusetts

Second Monday of Each Month for adults

Guitar League, 7:30pm, Wakefield, Massachusetts

Music Lessons

Stage Music Center, Winchester and Acton, Massachusetts

National Music Inc, Woburn, Massachusetts

Fitness and Health

Nursing Your Way to Wellness

Public Library Calendars

Woburn Public Library Calendar

Burlington Public Library Calendar

Arlington Public Library Calendar

Reading Public Library Calendar

Wakefield Public Library Calendar

Tewksbury Public Library Calendar

Winchester Public Library Calendar

Lexington Public Library Calendar

Town Recreation Departments

Woburn Recreation, 10 Common Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, 781-897-5805

Burlington Parks & Recreation, 61 Center Street, Burlington, Massachusetts, 781-270-1695

Reading Recreation Division, 16 Lowell Street, Reading, Massachusetts, 781-942-9075

Wakefield Recreation, Americal Civic Center, 467 Main Street, Wakefield, Massachusetts, 781-246-6389

Stoneham Recreation Department, 35 Central Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts, 781-279-2609

Lexington Recreation & Community Programs, 39 Marrett Road, Lexington, Massachusetts, 781-698-4800

Winchester Recreation Department, 263 Main Street, Winchester, Massachusetts, 781-721-7125

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Jodi is a huge fan of communities North of Boston. Each city has unique characteristics that families can compare to find the best possible fit for their next home. Jodi enjoys highlighting successful local small businesses, fun events and activities, the best local restaurants and so much more!